The 14-year-old rapper BlocBoy JB decided to end the year in style with a new song called “You Left Me.” The song, which is produced by Cable Beatz and Karey Muney, features bars about money and violence, including:
It features a hard-hitting instrumental accompanied by a video by QK1Shot. The audience can be able to witness a well-dressed JB playing video games with an associate, displaying stacks of cash in a shoebox, and also chilling in the driver’s seat of a Maybach SUV while watching the show.
A couple of months ago, local hero BlocBoy JB teamed up with his fellow hometown hero, Tay Keith, to release the 15-track effort Bacc 2 Da Bloc, which included guest vocals from Pooh Shiesty, EST Gee, Co Cash, and SpotemGottem. After that, he teamed up with Collective Music Group and Yo Gotti, collaborating on their compilation, Gangsta Art, which dropped in May this year, specifically on the song “OK.”
There were also some interesting projects taken part in by the rapper, including a ‘Blocumentary’ series in conjunction with Keith Urban. The first episode of the documentary featured BlocBoy JB discussing how he first became acquainted with the decorated producer. He discussed:
We lived in houses that were just a few minutes’ walk from each other, making it possible for me to walk in just two minutes from mine to his. Whether I ran or didn’t, I would have been able to type crap in 30 seconds. Before I met him, I had never heard any of his beats, and the fact that he also made beats hadn’t even occurred to me. The fact that he was able to rap so well when I saw him creating in the studio was so surprising to me. Knowing they were my dear ones wasn’t difficult for me.
On the 13th of January, Clavish will unveil the latest installment of his Rap Game Awful series, which will include features from people such as Kaash Paige, Fredo, D-Block Europe, MoStack, Tiny Boost, Youngs Teflon, Tiggs Da Author, and more. Having revealed the video for “Traumatised,” a new visual from the upcoming project, the North London emcee took to social media yesterday (5 Jan. ) to show off the full production from the team behind CHEK Beatz, which pays homage to Sisqó’s timeless single “Thong Song.” With the release of this track, Clavish is continuing to further solidify his penchant for providing vivid rhymes that speak to how the real life on the streets can translate across the pond:
A small clip accompanying the song, titled Traumatised, was directed by Toxic. The video is mainly comprised of a shot of Clavish sitting on his throne with placed candles on the table. He is also accompany by a violinist playing along to help set the mood behind him as he watches the proceedings. Also, viewers will have the opportunity to watch what appears to be rocket science talent in a small room which has been decorated with what appears to be plastic on the walls as well as the floor in which the talent are performing.
There was a new EP released by Pink Pantheress last Friday (Dec. 16) entitled “Take Me Home“. On the 3-song record, there are two tracks that have recently been released as singles, “Boy’s a liar” and “Do you miss me?” and as well as a number of other songs that have been produced by electronic heavyweights such as Mura Masa and KAYTRANADA. As well as the play’s title track, which comes from Future Cut and Kearney online, it also features a contemporary song written by British talent Jess Glynn reflecting on the responsibilities of Pink Pantheress adolescence:
In the early part of last year, Pink Pantheress surprised the masses with her debut mixtape, To Hell With It, which was a 10-song offering that also featured Kairos Laferme, Masa, Izco, Jkarri, Oscar Scheller, Dill Aitchison, and Adam F. Not only did the project peak at No. 20 on the U.K. Official Albums chart, but it also charted on several other charts throughout the world, including the United States. Almost a year after it initially arrived on the scene, to hell with it (Remixes) made its way to the city with contributions from the likes of Flume, WondaGurl, LSDXOXO, FKJ, Powfu, and El Guincho.
On Friday, the 18th of December, Argentina took home the victory against France in the final of the 2022 World Cup. There may have been more than one reason why the South American team triumphed over the European team, but there was still plenty to be happy about, including Lil Baby releasing his latest music video for the occasion.
With the help of Budweiser, the Atlanta rapper Lil Baby delivered a video featuring a breathtaking action-packed clip highlighting FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), along with his single, “The World Is Yours to Take.” This song also features a performance by Tears for Fears, an English pop band from the 1980s. “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” was their 1985 hit single, which Nas sampled in 2001 to create the track, which incorporates the sample into the whole arrangement. There is a video in which Baby raps, “I am my own greatest bet, I’m by far one of the hardest workers and the biggest believer in practice makes perfect.” No matter how much water you accumulate, just keep thirsty. It took a lot to get us here. We broke curses.”
The visuals for the video were created by Canadian-born filmmaker Director X, who sends Baby into FIFA World Cup stadiums throughout the clip. As the 28-year-old artist Lil Baby pauses in the music video to speak with Brazilian musician Papatinho and Argentine rapper Paulo Londra, the video portrays several scenes of their interactions. As part of the project, the “Drip Too Hard” hitmaker tried his hand at mingling with other international musicians, producers, and DJs from around the world. “ I am proud to share my official music video for my song ‘The World Is Yours To Take’ with you!
“With this video, Budweiser will be closing out the 2022 FIFA World Cup with a bang, and Baby is excited to play a key role in making history with this video,” Baby said in a statement released in conjunction with the release of the video. “We’re celebrating what it means to bring the world together as we work with Director X and the talented people from around the globe to bring people together to chase their dreams together, and we’re looking forward to continuing to work on this project,” he said.
In honor of the holiday season, Little Simz is releasing her newest release, NO THANK YOU, a collection of ten songs that arrives just a week after the rapper made a surprise announcement about her forthcoming album. Production on the album is handled by Inflo, with three of the tracks featuring Cleo Sol, a previous collaborator.
As the album opens with the track “Angel,” the London emcee Little Simz rages against a machine that does not care about her well-being; she proclaims:
NO THANK YOU was released just over a year after the release of Sometimes I Might Be an Introvert. This 19-track release made its debut on the UK Albums chart back in October as well as reaching the No. 4 positions on the album chart. It later won the highly coveted Mercury Prize for Best Album.
Outside of what he has done in the music industry, Little Simz has continued to make waves in the acting world as well. She served as a guest star in 2021’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage and took on a much more significant role in Netflix’s series Top Boy, in which she played Shelley in a much larger role. Harper’s Bazaar recently interviewed the critically acclaimed actress, who opened up about the importance of ‘Molly’ as she discussed it in their interview about the show’s upcoming final season, which will take place in the spring:
“To be a part of a cast that has contributed so much to the TV and film worlds is something that is unheard of in our lifetime, and I am honored to be a part of something that is truly extraordinary. Also, what it stands for, bringing to light the stories of people that often are not told and heard; I think that’s really meaningful.”
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